Achatina magnifica Pfeiffer, 1848

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Ablett, Jonathan D., 2015, Annotated type catalogue of the Megaspiridae, Orthalicidae, and Simpulopsidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London, ZooKeys 470, pp. 17-143 : 34-35

Achatina magnifica Pfeiffer, 1848 Figs 7i-ii, L11iv

Achatina magnifica Pfeiffer 1848a: 232; Pfeiffer 1848b: 255.

Liguus (Hemibulimus) magnificus ; E.A. Smith 1907: 314, fig.

Type locality.

"Quito, Ecuador; in woods (De Lattre)".

Label.

"Quito, Ecuador", taxon label in Pfeiffer’s handwriting. M.C. label style IV.

Dimensions.

"Long. 47, diam. 21 mill.". Figured specimen H 46.6, D 23.0, W 5.5.

Type material.

NHMUK 20100508, two syntypes (Cuming coll.).

Remarks.

Pfeiffer did not state on how many specimens his description was based, but described this taxon from Cuming’s collection. Reeve’s figure ( Reeve 1849 [1849-1850]: pl. 9 fig. 33) was from "the collection of J. Dennison, Esq., of which there is also a specimen in the possession of Mr. Cuming [i.e., Pfeiffer’s type]". This taxon has been incorrectly classified with Hemibulimus Martens, 1885 by Pilsbry (1899: 185)-who copied Reeve’s figure-and Richardson (1993: 71); Pilsbry (1909 [1908-1910]: 117) corrected his mistake. The type material is here re-figured, after E.A. Smith (1907) had figured it for the first time. Although the specimen seems to be slightly subadult, this taxon might be closely allied to Bulimus corydon Crosse, 1869, Bulimus phoebus Pfeiffer, 1863, and Bulimus victor Pfeiffer, 1854. Achatina magnifica is now tentatively placed in Clathrorthalicus Strebel, 1909; however, further anatomical and molecular studies should reveal the correct systematic position.

Current systematic position.

Orthalicidae , Clathrorthalicus magnificus (Pfeiffer, 1848) (comb. n.).